guesswork

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgɛswɜːrk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ges′wûrk′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
guess•work  (ges′wûrk′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. work or procedure based on or consisting of the making of guesses or conjectures.
  • guess + work 1715–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
guesswork / ˈɡɛsˌwɜːk/
  1. a set of conclusions, estimates, etc, arrived at by guessing
  2. the process of making guesses
'guesswork' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
guess - guesstimate - seat - seat-of-the-pants

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